Name: Marvel Worldwide, Inc.
(American comics corporation).Personal dates: Founded in 1939 by Martin
Goodman (1908-1992) as Timely Comics. Today the corporation is
owned by The Walt Disney Company.
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Comments: The corporation's logo has changed several
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MAIN STORY

The
series premiered in 1950*. Stopped in 1955 after 20 issues, but has been
revived a few times since then.

The title character's real name is Matthews Masters. He grew up in the
Old West where he first took the alter ego as Cactus Kid in order to
revenge his parents who had gotten killed by looters. Later on, Masters
changes his appearance and name to that of Black Rider, now on a
determined mission to rid the West of bad guys.

* This series is a
continuation of Western Winners from 1949, but the title character as
such premiered in Wild Western from 1948.